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ymiler
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1 year ago

PLL clocks

Hi

Is there an option to generate clock by PLL like as clock gate ?

for example :

ref clock = 128Mhz

output clock = 120Mhz

waveform :

Meaning , clock 120Mhz behave like 128Mhz but without 1 clock that missing

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  • FvM's avatar
    FvM
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    Hi,
    the Stratix 10 design example uses PLL-reconfiguration to switch clocks on and off. That's quite different from the intended function.
    As far as I see, PLL's have no features to manipulate waveforms on a cycle-by-cycle basis. The intended waveform can be however easily obtained with regular clock gating techniques in logic cells, as suggested in Quartus handbook:

    Generating gated clocks in FPGA makes only sense if you want to feed external logic. Internally gated clocks should be converted into clock enables.

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    AqidAyman_Altera
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